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00:10

Japan Diet OKs Bill to Promote Solar Panel Recycling

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2026/05/29

Japan's Diet, or parliament, enacted a bill on Friday to oblige power plant operators to draw up and submit plans to dispose of used solar panels.

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00:14

Japan Spends Record 11.7 T. Yen in April-May Forex...

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2026/05/29

Japanese authorities spent 11,734.9 billion yen in foreign exchange market interventions from April 28 to Wednesday, with the amount hitting a record high on a monthly basis, the Finance Ministry said Friday.

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00:11

Anesthesiologist Found Guilty over 2014 Death of Boy

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2026/05/29

Tokyo District Court on Friday found one anesthesiologist guilty and another not guilty over the death of a 2-year-old boy at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital in 2014.

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00:15

Philippines to Boost Oil Reserves with Japan's Aid

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2026/05/29

The Philippines is set to strengthen its oil stockpiling system in response to the energy crisis caused by the tense situation in the Middle East, with support from Japan, as agreed by the leaders of the two countries at their summit in Tokyo on Thursday.

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00:10

Smartphone-Holding Households Top TV Owners in Japan

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2026/05/29

The share of Japanese households owning smartphones outnumbered that of television-owning households for the first time last year, the communications ministry said Friday.

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00:12

Man Put on Wanted List over Robbery-Murder in...

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2026/05/29

Police on Friday placed on a public wanted list a 48-year-old man who allegedly orchestrated a fatal home-invasion robbery in the eastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi and fled the country after the crime.

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00:11

Japan's Imperial Couple Bid Farewell to...

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2026/05/29

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bid farewell to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday.

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00:19

Max Vote-Value Gap Estimated at 2.274 Times for Japan...

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2026/05/29

Vote-value disparities between single-seat constituencies for Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, reach up to 2.274 times, according to an estimate made based on preliminary results of the 2025 national census released by the internal affairs ministry Friday.

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00:17

Few Japan Firms Take Concrete Economic Security...

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2026/05/29

Only about 30pctof Japanese companies have taken substantive measures to ensure economic security, such as diversifying procurement sources and strengthening cybersecurity, with less profitable firms tending not to take action, a government report showed Friday.

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00:13

Nikkei Ends above 66,000 for First Time Ever

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2026/05/29

Japanese stocks climbed in trading in Tokyo Friday on hopes for an extension of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, driving the benchmark Nikkei 225 average to a new closing high above 66,000.

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00:09

Japan SDF Personnel to Join NATO's Ukraine Mission

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2026/05/29

Japan's Defense Ministry said Friday that four Self-Defense Force members will take part in NATO's mission to provide security aid and training to Ukraine.

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00:14

Japan Enacts Health Insurance System Reform

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2026/05/29

The Diet, or Japan's parliament, on Friday enacted health insurance system reform bills that call for, among others, raising patients' out-of-pocket expenses for prescribed drugs with ingredients and effects similar to those of over-the-counter drugs.

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00:14

Prices to Rise for Over 1,000 Food Items in Japan in...

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2026/05/29

Major food makers in Japan plan to raise prices for 1,078 items in June, with the number topping the threshold of 1,000 for the first time in two months, a survey by Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday.

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00:10

Japan Voices Worry over Rice Imports in White Paper

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2026/05/29

The Japanese government expressed concern about the impact of a sharp increase in private-sector rice imports on domestic rice production in an annual white paper adopted Friday.

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00:12

Japan OKs Bill to Establish Japan's Version of...

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2026/05/29

The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted a bill Friday that paves the way for the creation of an investment screening body similar to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS.

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00:14

Japan April Industrial Output Up 0.8 Pct

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2026/05/29

Japan's industrial production in April grew 0.8pctfrom the previous month, the first rise in three months, thanks to strong output of general-purpose and business machinery, preliminary industry ministry data showed Friday.

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00:12

Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Up 1.3 Pct in May

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2026/05/29

The core consumer price index for central Tokyo in May advanced 1.3pctfrom a year before, up for the 57th straight month, internal affairs ministry data showed Friday.

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00:13

Japan Jobless Rate Falls to 2.5 Pct in April

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2026/05/29

Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage point from the previous month to 2.5pctin April, the first improvement in two months, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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00:11

Japan Rejects Russia's Remilitarization...

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2026/05/29

Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Kazuyuki Yamazaki brushed aside Russia's criticism against Japan's defense buildup in a resumed U.N. session in New York on Thursday.

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00:10

Japan Diet OKs Hiking Residency Fee Caps by Up to...

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2026/05/29

The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted on Friday a bill to raise the caps on fees for foreign nationals' applications related to residence status by up to 30-fold.

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